With 8,000 workers who are already tasked with upkeep of the restrooms, the city government hopes to be able to check the restrooms on a daily basis.

Each day, one government employee would be inspecting 2.5 public restrooms, the government said.

Last year, authorities recorded 6,420 hidden camera crimes, a three-fold increase from 2,400 cases in 2012, the Yonhap report said.

(File) A woman uses her smartphone at Myeong-dong night market in Seoul, South Korea on February 23, 2018. Source: Shutterstock

According to the Guardian, the country is in the middle of a battle with the “spy-cam porn” epidemic as police have said there were more than 26,000 victims between 2012 and 2016. Real figures, however, are believed to be much higher as many cases go unreported.

In an attempt to prevent unauthorised recordings, many phones sold in the country are required to make an audible sound when taking photos.